diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_setup.c b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_setup.c
index 83fb4ad1fd0..ce681792683 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_setup.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_setup.c
@@ -1345,10 +1345,9 @@ try_update_scene_state( struct lp_setup_context *setup )
          struct pipe_resource *buffer = setup->ssbos[i].current.buffer;
          const ubyte *current_data = NULL;
 
-         if (!buffer)
-            continue;
          /* resource buffer */
-         current_data = (ubyte *) llvmpipe_resource_data(buffer);
+         if (buffer)
+            current_data = (ubyte *) llvmpipe_resource_data(buffer);
          if (current_data) {
             current_data += setup->ssbos[i].current.buffer_offset;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_state_cs.c b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_state_cs.c
index 01ff10deb8a..56f75fed47e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_state_cs.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_state_cs.c
@@ -1258,10 +1258,9 @@ update_csctx_ssbo(struct llvmpipe_context *llvmpipe)
       struct pipe_resource *buffer = csctx->ssbos[i].current.buffer;
       const ubyte *current_data = NULL;
 
-      if (!buffer)
-         continue;
       /* resource buffer */
-      current_data = (ubyte *) llvmpipe_resource_data(buffer);
+      if (buffer)
+         current_data = (ubyte *) llvmpipe_resource_data(buffer);
       if (current_data) {
          current_data += csctx->ssbos[i].current.buffer_offset;